In the week ending December 7, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 368,000,
an increase of 68,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 300,000.
The 4-week moving average was 328,750, an increase of 6,000 from the previous week's revised average of 322,750.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.1 percent for the week ending November 30,
unchanged from the prior week's unrevised rate.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending November 30 was 2,791,000,
an increase of 40,000
from the preceding week's revised level of 2,751,000.
The 4-week moving average was 2,793,500,
a decrease of 4,750 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,798,250.

UNADJUSTED DATA

The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 461,422 in the week
ending December 7, an increase of 146,241 from the previous week.
There were 429,188 initial claims in the comparable week in 2012.

The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.3 percent during the
week ending November 30, an increase of 0.4 percentage point from the prior week.
The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs
totaled 2,961,497, an increase of 474,856 from the preceding week. A year earlier,
the rate was 2.5 percent and the volume was 3,174,709.

The total number of people claiming benefits in all programs for the week
ending November 23 was 3,800,667,
a decrease of 296,234
from the previous week.
There were 5,641,066 persons claiming benefits in all programs in the comparable week in 2012.

No state was triggered "on" the Extended Benefits program during the week ending
November 23.

Initial claims for UI benefits filed by former Federal civilian employees totaled
1,493 in the week ending November 30, a decrease of 907 from the prior week. There
were 1,373 initial claims filed by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 776 from the preceding week.

There were 18,209 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for
the week ending November 23, a decrease of 2,200 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 29,041, a decrease of 2,989 from the prior week.

States reported 1,248,932 persons claiming Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC)
benefits for the week ending November 23, a decrease of 101,672 from the
prior week. There were 2,194,253 persons claiming EUC in the comparable week in 2012.
EUC weekly claims include first, second, third, and fourth tier activity.

The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending November 30 were in
Wisconsin (+4,420), Ohio (+2,597), Kentucky (+1,538), Massachusetts (+1,129), and New Jersey (+1,124),
while the largest decreases were in
California (-19,920), Texas (-7,284), Florida (-5,400), Pennsylvania (-5,145), and Nevada (-3,295).

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS

WEEK ENDING

Advance Dec. 7

Nov. 30

Change

Nov. 23

Prior
Year1

Initial Claims (SA)

368,000

300,000

+68,000

321,000

354,000

Initial Claims
(NSA)

461,422

315,181

+146,241

368,832

429,188

4-Wk Moving Average
(SA)

328,750

322,750

+6,000

333,000

378,500

WEEK ENDING

Advance Nov. 30

Nov. 23

Change

Nov. 16

Prior
Year1

Ins. Unemployment
(SA)

2,791,000

2,751,000

+40,000

2,765,000

3,210,000

Ins. Unemployment
(NSA)

2,961,497

2,486,641

+474,856

2,673,646

3,174,709

4-Wk Moving Average
(SA)

2,793,500

2,798,250

-4,750

2,829,000

3,255,500

Ins. Unemployment
Rate (SA)2

2.1%

2.1%

0.0

2.1%

2.5%

Ins. Unemployment Rate
(NSA)2

2.3%

1.9%

+0.4

2.1%

2.5%

INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)

WEEK ENDING

Nov. 30

Nov. 23

Change

Prior Year1

Federal Employees

1,493

2,400

-907

2,026

Newly Discharged Veterans

1,373

2,149

-776

2,956

PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN ALL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)

WEEK ENDING

Nov. 23

Nov. 16

Change

Prior Year1

Regular State

2,481,851

2,668,017

-186,166

3,307,877

Federal Employees (UCFE)

18,209

20,409

-2,200

20,778

Newly Discharged Veterans (UCX)

29,041

32,030

-2,989

41,497

EUC 20083

1,248,932

1,350,604

-101,672

2,194,253

Extended Benefits4

209

216

-7

40,555

State Additional Benefits 5

4,321

4,703

-382

5,974

STC / Workshare 6

18,104

20,922

-2,818

30,132

TOTAL

3,800,667

4,096,901

-296,234

5,641,066

FOOTNOTESSA - Seasonally Adjusted Data, NSA - Not
Seasonally Adjusted Data 1 - Prior year is comparable to most
recent data.2 - Most recent week used covered employment of
130,396,096 as denominator. 3 - EUC weekly claims include first,
second, third, and fourth tier activity. Tier-specific EUC data can be found
here: http://ows.doleta.gov/unemploy/docs/persons.xls4 -
Information on the EB program can be found here:
http://www.ows.doleta.gov/unemploy/extenben.asp 5 - Some states
maintain additional benefit programs for those claimants who exhaust regular,
extended and emergency benefits. Information on states that participate, and the
extent of benefits paid, can be found starting on page 4-5 of this link:
http://ows.doleta.gov/unemploy/pdf/uilawcompar/2010/special.pdf 6
- Information on STC/Worksharing can be found starting on page 4-9 of the
following link: http://ows.doleta.gov/unemploy/pdf/uilawcompar/2010/special.pdf